Dhaka, May 28 -- The stock market remained in distress on the fifth and final trading day of the week, extending the downward trend witnessed over the past several days.

All indices in both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses recorded losses, with the majority of listed companies seeing a decline in share prices.

Stocks slide sharply in early trading at DSE, CSE

On the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the benchmark index DSEX fell by 62 points. The Shariah-based DSES dropped by 16 points, while the blue-chip index DS30 shed 15 points.

Out of 398 traded companies, share prices increased for only 63, whereas 295 saw a decline, and 40 remained unchanged.

The slump affected companies across all categories - A, B, and Z. In particular, category '...